Lakeside Lounge

A Midlands-based music and entertainment venue recently refurbished its VIP lounge, which encompasses an exclusive bar and restaurant. The area is specifically designed to provide visitors with an extra special experience.

As part of the refurbishment, Somerset-based interior designers, Atlantic Group, were tasked with creating a bespoke flooring design to match the modern and stylish surroundings. There were three defined areas that required new flooring, including the lobby, washrooms and dance floor. The first two utilised a combination of dramatic wood and stone effect products to match the bold scheme of the lounge. Whereas the unique central dance floor incorporated a selection of intense stone effect tiles in bronze and earthy tones to create a shimmering geometric pattern.

Inspiration

Annie Hill, Interior Designer for the project, said: “Due to the modern and contemporary style of the space, we wanted to integrate flooring that was sympathetic to the exclusivity of the room. We also needed to zone the flooring, and felt the seating areas and booths suited a warm, timber effect plank, with the dance floor incorporating a special stone effect tile to create an upbeat and energetic space.”

Annie added: “Given the relatively high footfall – and the fact that part of the new flooring was a dancefloor – we needed to specify products that were going to be durable. However, they also needed to be conducive to the laying patterns and finishes required, so Amtico helped us during the design process to specify the correct products. They also supplied samples to use in mood boards, which were a great help when presenting our vision to the client.”

Installation

Installation of the complex laying patterns at the Lakeside Lounge was completed by Westmac Flooring Specialists Ltd. Commenting on the project, Mark Western, Co-owner and Director, said: “We’ve been fitting Amtico since 1976 and have come across many different patterns in that time. The dancefloor element of this project presented some unique challenges, with a complex constellation design acting as the centrepiece to the Lounge. However, we carefully planned the scheme, and even carried out a ‘dry lay’ of the flooring before bonding it to the surface, so when we completed the final tile, it fell in perfectly.”

Christina Western, Co-owner and Director of Westmac Flooring, also played an integral part in the project’s success. She added: “As far as the durability of this project is concerned, I have no doubt that all the flooring will easily stand up to the requirements. In all the years that I have been laying Amtico, I have never had a single problem with the tiles, and I’m confident this project won’t be any different.”